Deputy Director-Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC)

Salary range is $129k to $237k, with a midpoint of $183k.  New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

GENERAL PURPOSE: 

The Deputy Director, Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) Program, supporting the Capital Delivery Transformation division, provides strategic and operational leadership for Sound Transit’s multi-billion-dollar planning, design, and construction program through oversight of multiple Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs). This portfolio-level leadership role supports the strategic delivery of Sound Transit’s major capital programs across multiple project lines, ensuring consistent, scalable, and performance-driven consultant execution. This role manages professional services MATOCs, including Environmental, Design, and Project Management/Construction Management (PM/CM) efforts (with the potential for additional MATOCs as the program grows), ensuring task orders are executed in compliance with agency policies, contractual requirements, and industry best practices. The Deputy Director builds strong vendor relationships, ensures transparent reporting, and drives performance that supports the delivery of major regional transit expansion initiatives.

Leadership responsibilities include managing and leading staff, this entails training and mentoring, creating growth opportunities, and assessing performance at the individual and team level. This will include establishing KPIs and other metrics and tools as well as driving capital delivery mission and vision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Provide oversight and direction for the administration, performance, and delivery of multiple MATOCs, including Environmental, Design, and PM/CM.
• Lead overarching consultant task order management to ensure expediate RFTOP process working with multiple departments across the agency.
• Assists to prioritize task orders, shares forecast of pending and potential task orders.
• Oversee initiation and monitoring of consultant task orders across system expansion projects from a portfolio perspective.
• Resolve escalated issues across MATOCs to maintain program alignment and continuity.
• Gathers and assists to apply lessons learned on the RFTOP process. 
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with MATOC prime vendors, subconsultants, and industry partners to support contract performance and capacity.
• Lead annual performance evaluations across all firms and MATOCs.
• Tracks firm task order activity and selections to assist project teams. 
• Assists to provide information regarding potential Conflicts of Interests (COIs).
• Direct the development and implementation of metric